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Services restored after water main break in Northwest El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Services have been restored after a 12-inch water main break that happened in Northwest El Paso. Denisse Parra, a spokesperson for EP Water, said services were back at 5:30 p.m., nearly six hours after the main break on Thursday, Nov. 12, at the intersect...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Nov 12, 2026

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns amid affair scandals

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will step down from his role at the AI chip giant following explosive reports of two extramarital affairs, one of which involved an alleged Chinese spy. The company announced Thursday morning that Huang was resigning immediately and Colette Kress, executiv...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Nov 12, 2026

Opinion: El Paso lets employers undervalue our talent. That must change.

By Denise Heard-Bashur I recently learned a Wisconsin-based company wants to buy Helen of Troy. As a former employee, I immediately remembered the people I used to work with, and how little the company seemed to think they were worth by the end. Denise Heard-Bashur I joined Helen...

El Paso MattersNov 11, 2026

Preparing your business for holiday cyberattacks

By Chris Sellers for Jewelers Mutual Group With the holidays fast approaching, cyberattacks and threats are bound to follow. Semperis found roughly half of surveyed organizations were targeted on a holiday or weekend, and nearly 80% of companies cut security/IT staffing by half o...

KVIA ABC-7Nov 11, 2026

Why homeowners insurance probably won’t protect your home business

By Kim Mercado for ERGO NEXT If you freelance, sell products online, consult or run any kind of business from a home office, it’s easy to assume your homeowners policy has your back. After all, your business is in your home, and that’s already insured. Though your business may sh...

KVIA ABC-7Nov 11, 2026

Thanksgiving economics: How one holiday moves a season's worth of spending

By Matthew Adams for Plus500 Thanksgiving is a cultural holiday, but it is also a dependable economic event. It shapes grocery bills, fills airports and highways, drives seasonal demand on farms and opens the biggest retail window of the year. Plus500 offers tips for understandin...

KVIA ABC-7Nov 11, 2026

Could your side hustle survive going viral?

By Yuliya Pearson for InCorp As creators, Etsy sellers, and independent consultants experience sudden overnight demand, the businesses that hold up are the ones built to handle growth before it arrives. Businesses can now experience overnight success without warning. For those wh...

KVIA ABC-7Nov 11, 2026

How to do payroll: A step-by-step guide for small business owners

By Sal Sawler for Mercury Processing payroll is a task that has to be right every single time. Leave overtime off a paycheck, and you’ll hear about it within hours. Miss a federal tax deposit and the IRS can charge you a penalty — and the notice might not arrive until weeks after...

KVIA ABC-7Nov 11, 2026

Marc Benioff and the Global 7500: The business jet built for global CEOs

By Jeff Ryan Serevilla for BlackJet Chief executives of multinational organizations are known for their intense work schedules, including the regular need to travel long distances, with business jets filling an important role as a result. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is part of th...

KVIA ABC-7Nov 11, 2026

Should you have a dedicated domain for your Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales?

By Sharon Hafuta for Wix Every business is fighting for Black Friday shoppers, and a dedicated domain extension — like .sale or .deals, instead of .com — is a low-cost way to stand out. “Think of these domain extensions as a section of the supermarket that only holds discounted p...

KVIA ABC-7Nov 11, 2026

Faith, community leaders to host forum on El Paso's future

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A public discussion examining some of the most significant issues shaping El Paso's future, including economic development, immigration enforcement, taxation and the expansion of data centers, is happening soon. The event, A Pivotal Choice, is being organi...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Nov 11, 2026

Small Business Saturday: El Paso businesses to support November 28, 2026

This article contains sponsored content. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Small Business Saturday returns Saturday, Nov. 28, inviting El Pasoans to keep holiday spending close to home and discover the independent businesses that give the Borderland its character. From Puerto Rican and Vi...

KVIA ABC-7Nov 10, 2026

Omaha sandwich shop partners with homeless shelter to help rebuild lives

KETV By Mary Regli Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska ( KETV ) — The South O Sandwich Company, a unique restaurant concept in South Omaha, is partnering with the Stephen Center homeless shelter to help individuals reenter the workforce through training and emplo...

KVIA ABC-7Nov 10, 2026

The EU Cyber Resilience Act puts product makers on a 24-hour clock

By Lucia Giles for Vanta Companies that sell smartwatches, baby monitors, business software, and other connected products in the European Union now have 24 hours to warn authorities after they learn that a vulnerability in one of those products is being actively exploited. &#x200...

KVIA ABC-7Nov 10, 2026

Skydance plans to bundle HBO Max and Paramount+ next year

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Skydance will start selling HBO Max and Paramount+ together in a streaming bundle early next year, the company said Monday. It’s part of an industrywide trend toward bundling — and a prelude to further integration between the two streaming services. ...

KVIA ABC-7Nov 9, 2026

Michael Sanft, lawyer for man convicted of Tupac Shakur’s murder, dies at 55

By Sydney Bishop, Danya Gainor, Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Michael Sanft, the lawyer who defended Duane “Keffe D” Davis in the Tupac Shakur murder trial in August, has died, according to the coroner’s office in Clark County, Nevada. He was 55. Sanft’s cause of death is pending, the c...

KVIA ABC-7Nov 9, 2026

Nvidia is in peril. Can it survive without Jensen Huang?

By Clare Duffy, David Goldman, Hadas Gold, Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says he wants to die at his desk. He frequently talks about how integral he is to the foundation of the world’s second-biggest company and the world’s most important AI chipmaker . Soon...

KVIA ABC-7Nov 9, 2026

2 juveniles identified in El Paso business burglary

Two juvenile suspects were identified and referred to the Juvenile Probation Department following a business burglary in East El Paso through assistance from social media....

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Nov 8, 2026

How AI is changing holiday shopping and what advertisers need to know

By Ario Abbasi for elk Marketing A holiday gift can make a shopper’s shortlist before they ever see an advertisement. With Americans spending $257.8 billion online during November and December 2025, according to Adobe, advertisers have reason to watch how those lists take shape. ...

KVIA ABC-7Nov 7, 2026

How to manage cash flow with a business or corporate credit card

By Yolanda La for Brex If you’re a founder or finance lead at a post-seed or scaling startup, you already know that profit on paper doesn’t always line up with cash in the operating account. Customer payments arrive on net terms, often 30 to 60 days after you invoice, while contr...

KVIA ABC-7Nov 7, 2026

3 deliberate moves for businesses to maintain trust in AI decisions

By Ebrahim Alareqi for Incorta In Gartner’s 2026 CEO and Senior Business Executive Survey , 76% of leaders said AI is the technology most likely to disrupt their industry in the next three years. But in that same survey, Gartner also found that 59% of AI pilots fail to reach prod...

KVIA ABC-7Nov 7, 2026

Veterans Day 2026: Free Meals, Coffee and Discounts for Veterans in the Borderland

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - Veterans Day is just around the corner, and several businesses are showing their appreciation for the men and women who have served our country with free meals, complimentary drinks and special discounts. This Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11, veterans...

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Nov 6, 2026

Outlet Shoppes kicks off a Toss for Hope initiative

The Outlet Shoppes at El Paso partnered with the Southwest Brain Bank at Texas Tech Health El Paso to launch the A Toss for Hope initiative, collecting coins to support mental health research and suicide prevention....

KTSM 9 News (NBC)Nov 6, 2026

Could the ‘blue tsunami’ jolt the US job market back to life?

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The US labor market has been amazingly resilient in the face of a barrage of economic shocks. The unemployment rate has been at or under 4.5% for a record-setting five years and Friday’s stronger-than-expected jobs report for October showed that emp...

KVIA ABC-7Nov 6, 2026

The growth of clean beauty: Market data breakdown

By Taylor Audette for Ogee Clean beauty is easy to spot on a shopping trip. Sephora has dedicated guides for skincare , makeup, haircare, and fragrance, bringing ingredient-focused shopping into a familiar retail setting. But shelf space tells only part of the story. How much has...

KVIA ABC-7Nov 6, 2026

Masked robbers steal wine worth over $5m from top Italian vineyard

By Kathleen Magramo, Barbie Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — Masked thieves broke into a warehouse in Cortona, Italy and made off with around 30,000 bottles of wine from the prestigious Marchesi Antinori vineyard worth more than $5 million, in what the company says could rank among the larges...

KVIA ABC-7Oct 9, 2026

If the Strait of Hormuz is open, why are gas and diesel so expensive?

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — The Strait of Hormuz is no longer paralyzed and yet fuel prices remain painfully high. It’s a vexing problem with profound financial, political and economic consequences. Gasoline prices, averaging $4.36 a gallon nationally, have never been this...

KVIA ABC-7Oct 9, 2026

5 things to know before leaving your job and going independent

Going independent, whether as a beauty professional, consultant, or wellness provider, can be an exciting next step in a professional’s career. It offers greater control over how professionals work, the clients they serve, what they charge, and the type of business they want to b...

KVIA ABC-7Oct 8, 2026

You can build a full business website in 4 days, new report says

If you’ve built a website in 2026, there’s a good chance artificial intelligence did at least some of the work. AI tools can compress the time it takes to go from idea to live site without replacing human creativity. But which aspects of website creation are people using AI for, ...

KVIA ABC-7Oct 8, 2026